Economy and Employment in Mazatlán

Complete economic analysis of Mazatlán, Sinaloa. The Economically Active Population is 256,545 people. The municipality has 19,672 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Mazatlán

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Mazatlán, 252,587 people are employed and 3,958 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 1.5%. The economically inactive population totals 152,583 people.

Total EAP
256,545
M: 146,799 / F: 109,746
Employed Population
252,587
M: 144,137 / F: 108,450
Unemployment Rate
1.5%
3,958 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
152,583
M: 51,457 / F: 101,126

Health Coverage in Mazatlán

Social security coverage of the population of Mazatlán according to the 2020 Census. 401,328 people have health coverage (80% of the population), while 99,672 have no access (19.9%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 401,328 80%
IMSS 275,858 55%
ISSSTE 37,589 7.5%
ISSSTE (state) 1,554 0.3%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 9,620 1.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 61,086 12.2%
IMSS Bienestar 4,197 0.8%
Private insurance 11,843 2.4%
Other institution 9,415 1.9%
Without health coverage 99,672 19.9%

Companies by Economic Sector in Mazatlán

Distribution of the 19,672 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 9,233 46.9% 8,281 584 255 113
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 4,886 24.8% 4,533 279 64 10
Industrias manufactureras 1,144 5.8% 1,010 67 41 26
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 709 3.6% 559 71 63 16
Servicios inmobiliarios 660 3.4% 514 85 47 14
Servicios educativos 623 3.2% 198 88 237 100
Industrias manufactureras 597 3% 528 41 19 9
Servicios financieros y de seguros 531 2.7% 419 38 62 12
Industrias manufactureras 456 2.3% 393 38 21 4
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 253 1.3% 84 52 70 47
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 211 1.1% 151 24 17 19
Construcción 155 0.8% 46 27 36 46
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 139 0.7% 62 23 35 19
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 62 0.3% 36 7 13 6
Minería 11 0.1% 4 2 2 3
Corporativos 2 0% 1 0 0 1

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Mazatlán

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 20,884 -
March 2017 2,143 -89.7%
March 2018 21,736 +914.3%
November 2018 21,778 +0.2%
April 2019 21,922 +0.7%
November 2019 18,777 -14.3%
April 2020 23,030 +22.7%
November 2020 23,442 +1.8%
May 2021 23,781 +1.4%
November 2021 23,822 +0.2%
May 2022 14,681 -38.4%
November 2022 19,806 +34.9%
November 2023 14,298 -27.8%
May 2024 18,847 +31.8%
November 2024 16,772 -11%

Poverty and Social Development in Mazatlán

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Mazatlán according to CONEVAL (2015). 26.8% of the population lives in poverty and 1.4% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
26.8%
142,247 people
Extreme Poverty
1.4%
7,226 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
34.3%
182,537 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
32.6%
173,355 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 11.6% 61,632
Lack of access to health services 15.4% 81,809
Lack of access to social security 40.2% 213,894
Lack of housing quality and space 5.9% 31,581
Lack of access to basic housing services 4.6% 24,380
Lack of access to food 23% 122,010
Income below welfare line 33.1% 175,723
Income below minimum welfare line 5.2% 27,803

Poverty Evolution in Mazatlán

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 28% 2.7% 32.2% 29.3% 0
2015 26.8% 1.4% 34.3% 32.6% 0